UK security forces were aware of RAF Fairford suspected bomb plot, hints defence secretary

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:47:15 GMT

Wes Streeting indicates farmer who alerted police and said security forces had ‘dropped the ball’ only ‘had a partial picture’ UK security services were aware in advance about a group of men arrested in connection to a bomb plot against an RAF base used by the US military, Wes Streeting, the defence secretary, has indicated.Five men were arrested on terrorism charges after armed officers found explosives in three vans parked minutes from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, which hosts US air force missions against Iran. Continue reading...

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Center-Left: Trump: 5 terrorism suspects in U.K. base incident were under investigation — www.axios.com
Center: Possible Terror Plot at RAF Fairford Air Base in UK: What We Know — www.nytimes.com
Center: What we know about RAF Fairford counter-terror probe and the five men arrested — www.bbc.com
Center: Suspected terror attack thwarted near U.S. air base in U.K. — www.nbcnews.com
Right: Foiled terror plot at bomber base signals wider threat to US military installations: expert — www.foxnews.com
Right: GOP election outlook goes from bad to "craptastic" — www.axios.com

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